The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-17
ANARCHIST RIOT.
Herr Most's Anarchist Picnic Near
Jersey City Results IN q
Riot.
A Lab0rer Terribly Beaten and q
Battle With Base Ball
Club.
James Taylor Shoots and Kills Four Hsxi.
can Sheep Herdsrs- Killings in Ken
tucky, Ohio, Etc.

JERSEY CRY, N. J., June 13-A desuer.
ate ARRAY took place yesterday afternoon
at Conrad Schneider's Oak Cliff park, Union
township. N. ]. 1t was engaged for the
day by the socialists, who assembled about
3,OO0 strong to hear addresses by Most and
his co-iaborer, Brarnschweig. The park
was decorated with japanese lanterns and
red flags and u vast quantity OF beer was
tapped Each Of the socialists invested .
cents in q ticket which admitted them to
the grounds ard entitled the holder to six
glasses of beer. The proceeds Of the picnic.
it was announced, were to be used to obtain
new trial for the condemned anarchists in
Chicago. About dozen swarthy BOhemi-
ans were in charge OF the park gate and
closely scanned all corners. They denied
admittance to all whom they suspected Of
being seporters or detectives. They
enjoyed themselves unmolested until soon
after noon, when disturbance occurred.
The row was caused by Barnard Winn,
lxborer living in Gutenberg, who at
tempted to pass through the woods, as was
his custom. He was seized by several OF
the socialists, and assaulted when he de-
clined to answer their inquiries. VIM
managed to break away, and escaped by
jumping over the fence.
Later IL the afternoon, game OF base
ball was commenced on the adjoining
grounds, by the Monitor club, Of New York
city, and nine from Danbury. Conn. Sew.
eral hundred men and boys were witness
ing the game. When Winn returned to the
picnic grounds, he scaled the fence. but had
scarcely done SO, when the socialists, many
Of them armed with clubs, swarmed
around him. VIM drew q revolver,
but was disarmed before ne could use it
and was horribly beaten. When his assail-
ants thought he had been sufficiently pun.
lshed they hurled him bodily over the
fence. Policeman William p. Willburger,
Of the Hoboken police, tried to rescue
Winn, but was himself assaulted. The
outcries attracted the attention Of the
crowd on the base bail grounds, and then
began the huri,ng Of stones at the picnick.
ers. A general melee ensued, during which
a dozen or mere pistol shots were fired.
Constable Jackson was struck on the arm,
and boy, whose name was not
learned, had two fingers shot of.
Several of the socialists were struck
with stones, and pandemonium reigned.
Willburger was dragged by the excited
thrOng of socialists, who yelled chang
him. While the uprOar was at its height
Justice of the Peace Walker and three con-
stables appeared. The justice was ad-
mitted, but the constables were compelled
to remain outside tic gates. An excited
throng surrounded them. Justice Hill,
after u long parley, succeeded in securing
Willburger's release. He presented o fright
full appearance. His head was cut open in
three places and he was covered with blood.
Constable Patrick TimmOny, Of Weehaw-
"a ,.S1 has.
were roughly handled.
WHOLESALE KILLING.
CoLoRADo, Tex, June 13-RepOrts have
reached here of shooting ARRAY in Scurry
County yesterday. A sheep man named
James Taylor, well known in Colorado, had
two Mexican sheep herders working for
him. Friday they had some misunder-
standing about the work, and in fight that
followed Taylor worsted them both. Next
day as Taylor came to the camp he found
two more Mexicans and before he
was aware of their intentions the
four made an attack upon HIM Three
had knives and one had six shooter,
while Taylor was totally unarmed. Taylor
is an athletic young man and in the scuffie
that folio we'd he got possession OF a six
shooter and Immediately turned the tables.
He killed three of his would-be murderers
hand running, and as the fourth started to
run, he sprang to his wagon, secured his
Winchester, and with deadly aim shot the
last of his assailants through and through,
at a distance Of $50 yards, inf1ictlng fatal
wound. Taylor gave himself up.
CoLoRED MAN SHOT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June ia special
from Greensboro, KY. says: "Wallace
Hardin, colored, alias Hoge Wallace, shot
and instantly killed Jim Williams, colored,
yesterday morning about ten o'clock.
Hardin accused Williams Of mistrcatinX
his mother, and upon his denial, drew =
32-caliber pistol and fired with fatal effect.
Hardin has bad reputation, while Will
liams was of peaceable and quiet DISPOSE
ton. The latter leaves . wife and five
children. Hardin was arrested later,
while asleep with his pistol lying by his
side.
APRoCUREss SENTENCED.
SEDALIA, No., June l3-Mrs. Clara Parks,
the woman who was recently arrested on
the charge Of enticing q young girl to her
rooms for prostitution purposes, and also
for adultery with = cOlored man. Lewis
Anderson, was Saturday tried ON the latter
charge. She asked for q jury, and when
the case was given to them they found her
guilty and gave her the fullest extent Of
the law-one year in the county Jail and
q, 600 fine. Tomorrow tho felony case will
be taken up, and the probabilities are that
the woman Will be bound over to await the
action of the grand jury.
A FAMILY sCRAPE.
DELEoN, Tex, June IA. T. Allison shot
and killed his On-in-law, Henry Scott, this
morning about ten O'clock. 1t seems that
Scott married Allison's daughter about five
months ago. She went back to her father
and Scott went over and compelled his wife
to 60 with him. He then took his wife and
came to town to take the train to Deleon.
Allison followed HIM and shot him with .
shotgun through the neck and shoulders.
Scott shot Allison through the shoulders.
Allison is in Q critical condition.
KILLED HIS LANDLADY.
CINCINNATI, June IA Xenia Co.,
special to the Commercial GGzette says that
last night near jamestown, eleven miles
east of Xenla, Peter Betters, colored, an ex-
peneteutiary convict, murdered Mrs Mar
tina Thomas, a widow, colored, sixty-five
years old, with whom he boarded. Mrs.
Thomas was much respected. Betters is
under arrest and is in danger OF being
lynched.
Won by Hart.
OMAHA, NEE, June 13-The six days go
as-yOu-please walk ended at midnight Sat-
erday. Following is the score: Hart, 100
miles l lap; Hartman 3S3 miles 8 laps;
DiOteary, 3Sl miles laps; Smith, $40 miles
laps; Gregg, 342 miles laps; Huffman,
3l2 miles lap; Breeze, ~ miles laps;
Cunningham. III miles 2 laps.